Melody of China Welcomes Pianist Shih-Yang Lee and Special Guests

Melody of China will perform with Taiwanese pianist/composer Shih-Yang Lee at the 2015 San Francisco International Arts Festival June 6th at Fort Mason Center. MoC will perform several of Lee’s recent compositions for piano, saxophone, yangqin, guzheng, sheng, pipa and dizi. Mr. Lee presents his unique music blending bold improvisation with classical Chinese style. Also on the concert program will be the world premiere of a new work for yangqin, sheng and cello by veteran Bay Area composer Gang Situ. Melody of China will be joined by several guest artists including Shih-Yang Lee (piano), Masaru Koga (saxophone), Gang situ (composer), Shenshen Zhang (pipa) and Kevin Yu (cello). The concert is also presented as part of the 2015 United States of Asian America Festival. For more information please see the San Francisco International Arts Festival Website at www.sfiaf.org. To purchase tickets, please visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1337703. The concert begins at 5pm in Building A.